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Article: Radionuclide levels in caribou of Northern Alaska in 1995-96.
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- Arctic
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- September 1, 1999
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TODD M. O'HARA,(1) DOUG DASHER,(2) JOHN C. GEORGE(1) and VICTORIA WOSHNER(3)(Received 7 July 1998; accepted in revised form 16 February 1999)ABSTRACT. Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) were sampled (1995-96) from a mortality event near the Project Chariot site (the location of a radiotracer experiment in northwestern Alaska during the 1960s) and reference sites. Radionuclide levels in muscle and bone and the cause(s) of the mortality were determined because of local residents' concerns. Bone gross alpha mean activity (n = 65) was 130.0 Bq/kg, and varied significantly (p